Brazil is wary of China's interest in its farmland

Q: Officials in Brazil turned down China's offers to buy hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland. So, the Chinese signed a $7 billion contract with the farmers to grow crops for them. Where is Brazil?

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Q: Brazil and the second-largest country in South America are moving to limit farmland purchases by foreigners. Which is the second-largest country?

A. Argentina

B. Bolivia

C. Chile

D. Peru

Q: Which is Brazil's largest trading partner?

A. Argentina

B. United States

C. China

D. Japan

Q: Some call the trading partnership a classic neo-colonial relationship in which China has the upper hand. Brazil was once an actual colony of which country?

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. France

D. Britain

Q: Some economists predict that Brazil will have one of the world's five largest economies by 2050. Which country will NOT be in the top five?

A. India

B. Mexico

C. China

D. Japan


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